Anyway, my excuse for the awkwardness of these photos is that they show me trying to hug a giraffe ( her name was Laura), which apparently is only possible if you are feeding her simultaneously. This in itself is quite a feat. You are also able to “kiss” her, if you hold a treat in your mouth and let her take it from you… I decided to give this a miss..my hand and camera were already covered in giraffe saliva, and the thought of getting any more intimate did not appeal.

I was at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, which was set up for the preservation of the Rothschild Giraffe.

Oddly enough, I was reading Gala Darling this afternoon, and she was doing something similar at the Wellington Zoo!